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  • 标题:Characterization of Biofilms and Mineralogical Scale in Underground Injection Well Disposal of Landfill Leachate and Industrial Wastewater Streams
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  • 作者:Daniel E. Meeroff ; Bishow Shaha ; Frederick Bloetscher
  • 期刊名称:Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection
  • 印刷版ISSN:2327-4336
  • 电子版ISSN:2327-4344
  • 出版年度:2019
  • 卷号:7
  • 期号:11
  • 页码:69-91
  • DOI:10.4236/gep.2019.711006
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:Scientific Research Pub
  • 摘要:Deep-well injection is a cost-effective alternative for industrial wastewater disposal, given the appropriate geology. Fouling of injection well tubing by biofilm or scale is common and reduces the effective diameter of the pipe, which results in increased wellhead pressure and lower injectivity. A detailed microbiological composition of biofilms and abiotic fingerprints use of mineral scale from an injection well has not been reported before. Therefore, biofilm and mineral scale samples from three depth intervals within a deep injection well (surface zone, D1= 0 - 61 m; intermediate zone, D2 = 62 - 457 m; and above the injection zone, D3 = 458 - 884 m) with recurrent biofilm development were collected to characterize the mineral composition and microbial community DNA. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis of the solids confirms the composition of the solids collected was mostly calcium carbonate (CaCO3) with minor contributions from common mineral salts. Microbiological fingerprinting suggests that methanogenic archaea and sulfate-reducing bacteria both of which are anaerobic biofilm producers were the most prevalent members of the prokaryotic community at all sampled depths. Methanosarcinae spp. increased with increasing depths, unlike other archaea. A non-pathogenic biofilm-producing Entamoeba dispar was the most prevalent member of the microbial domain (>30%) in all samples but was highest at the middle depth. The Chao alpha diversity indices for bacteria, viruses, and protozoans were highest at the shallow depth and gradually declined with increasing depth. The prevalent species above the injection zone depth are not barophilic organisms that thrive at high pressures, rather they are sulfate-reducing bacteria involved in anaerobic dissimilatory sulfate metabolism.
  • 关键词:Injection WellLeachateIndustrial Wastewater DisposalBiofilm MicrobiologyWell RehabilitationMetagenomic Sequencing
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